Cable grip



' the grips of this u SHP as,

strands.which,' in thisinstance, are double or composed of two wiresforadded strength although it is evident that theV strands may becomposed of single wires or made up of several line wires. i 1

Each reinforcing member -6`- is slipped over 'the free ends of thestrands which it is adapted to embrace before said ends are inserted inthe couplin -member -5- and are adapted to extern? slightly beyond thejunction of theytaper of the draft end of the tube with the main bodythereof to take the strains and wear incidental to the drawin of thegrip with vthe cable therein throug underground conduits or throughvoverhead supporting rings, -not shown.

, When the tubular i reinforing nembers. ;--6- are placed in operativeposition upon the strands they may be attened as shown in v'llligure 5to firmly bind the inclosed strands together and to hold said strandsand reinforcing members against relative endwise or lateral mov/ementwithout inter-- fering with the free radial expansion and contraction ofthe main body of the grip.

The couplin member -5- is preferably split or slotte longitudinally at-7- and threadedexternally for screw engagement with the adjacent 'endof a shuttle or coupling member -8-' similarI tof that shown 1n mypending application Serial No. ieaeoaledneb,10,1927;

-This screw enga ement,l of lthe member l-5-- with the mem er -8`-`-serves to compress the member -5-- upon the bunch ends of the strands 13- to assist vin firmly securing the draft end of'the cable to the draftmember which maybe connected in any suitable manner to a in ch cable orother draft device whereby t e grip with the .cable ltherein may bedrawn through anundergrbund conduit or' overhead support as desired; thereinforcin plates -6- which are taperedltoward t e coupling memberserving `to facilitate the. threading ofthe grip through the undergroundconduit or overhead rm f ,i and also wit strands 'near their junctionswiththe cou-v vwith a resistance a mimmum wear upon the Operation.

I-Ieretofore it has ybeen customaryto weave e from the draft en'd towardthe open en but in the present appIication/the method of weaving isreversed so asto cause the strandsat theopen end of the grip to formcontinuous loops thus. roducmg smooth endv edges at the open en =odistinguished from thdshatp' end f hand 27th da of Janna edges producedunder theold method of weavin' The dormation of these'continuous loops-2- at the open end of the grip enables the latter to be more easilyplaced over and upon a cable or other object to be installed to be drawnendwise and also greatly facilitates the release of the grip from thecable by moving the hand against 'the smooth end faces of the .loops andthen compressing the i endwise thereby expanding the same radiall tofree it from the cable and its wit drawal'therefrom. What I claimiszpermit 1. A- tubular-woven `wire cable grip hav- I ing the portionsof its strands at its cablerecevin end returned toward its lopposite endto form a series of -loopsin uniformly spaced relation about the axisofthe tube.

2. A cable grip composed ofwire strands interlaced about a common axisand extend- Y ing continuously from the draft end of the grip to thecable-receiving end and return to the draft end to form a-series ofloops in uniformly spaced relation vcircumferentially about said axis atthe cableV receiving end.

' 3. An expansible and contractile grip com posed of wire strandsinterlaced about a comimon axis and havin their endsebound togetheratoneend o the grip and their remaining -portions continuous toandreturn from the other end of thegrip to form a series of loops incircumferentially spaced re- I their remaining portions continuous fromv -tect the embraced portions ofthe strands against wearby externalobjects as the gripping device-is moved from place to place.

In witness :whereof I have herirgo set' my aan. Ms.

